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Passenger Arrested After Plane Hijacking 'False Alarm'

The Boeing 737, En Route Rrom Brisbane to Bali, Landed Safely

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Andreas Ismar

April 25, 2014 5:00 a.m. ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia—An Australian passenger showing signs of erratic behavior was arrested Friday after trying to gain access to the cockpit of a Virgin Australia airliner, sparking a hijacking alert that turned out to be a false alarm.

The Boeing 737, en route from Brisbane to Bali, landed safely at Denpasar's airport without any harm to the 137 passengers and seven crew members on board, the airline said.